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predisposition

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  1. 1. n. The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose; susceptibility; -- applied to material things; as, the predisposition of the body to disease. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. susceptibility to a pathogen Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a disposition in advance to react in a particular way Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger. 2. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose; susceptibility; -- applied to material things; as, the predisposition of the body to disease. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way n. a disposition in advance to react in a particular way Source: ecdict

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